Leah is a qualified Social Worker with 11 years' statutory social work experience in child protection, hospital discharge, community learning disability provision, safeguarding (MASH) and forensic mental health in medium/low secure settings....
It’s inspiring when patients want to be actively involved in both their care and the everyday decisions around the business of running a hospital. After all, inclusion is defined as ‘the state of being included or being made a part of something’ and the recent...
When does alcohol use become a problem? Has your drinking increased since the lockdown? Leon Standing, Therapist at Elysium Private Health Brighton, discusses coronavirus and alcohol addiction....
Exercise in an outdoor space that involves interaction with other people can be sociable and good fun so when that first goal is scored or a ball is caught, there is a real sense of achievement and an increase in wellbeing. Trials in 2016 found...
Laura Nicholls, lead speech and language therapist at The Bridge Neurological Care Centre in Middlesbrough, reflects on the rehabilitative journey of her patient Angela on regaining some normality following a lengthy admission in intensive care....
A heartfelt account of a carer’s perspective in coming to terms with her husband’s disease and her experience of dealing with the emotional stress of his admission into a Care Home. At Badby Park it’s important for us that we provide the right specialist care and...
Cecil, the latest addition to the grounds of Stanley House, is a VIG (very important gnome) in his own right. Read his exclusive interview! ...
At the start of July artist Maria Hayes arrived at The Avalon Centre to begin her work on the recovery tree which soon took on a life of its own. A mystical, beautiful form of a tree that encompasses all four seasons swiftly appeared and...
The Avalon Centre, a recently opened Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation service in Swindon celebrates the new company values that launched this week.After weeks of consultation, staff, patients and service users throughout the company decided on the four words that best describes who we are and what we...
During a long and illustrious career, Professor Nick Alderman has achieved international recognition as an authority in neurobehavioural rehabilitation and has made a very significant contribution to the care of people with acquired brain injury, particularly those with challenging behaviour, in both NHS and independent...
